Veterans like Julio Torres are often promised that military service will be a fast-track to U.S. citizenship for themselves and their family members.

Congratulations, American women. Your government has decided to show its appreciation for your wombs and all they do. Not with paid family leave. Not with universal health care. Not with affordable child care or maternal health initiatives that might, I don’t know, actually keep you and your baby alive. No, no. For the high honor of growing, birthing, and raising an entire human being, the federal government would like to offer you five thousand dollars. A baby bonus, they’re calling it. Five grand, once, for one of the most dangerous and life-altering things a person can do with their body.

ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a Houston traffic stop; he had lived in the U.S. for 35 years and was not their intended target.

Multnomah County, Oregon increased spending on race-based homeless programs from $9.2 million to $17.6 million, but homelessness among minorities rose 26 percent and the county stopped collecting data to verify whether the programs worked.

Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean reveal systemic failures in curbing smuggling networks and ensuring safe migration pathways.

US security policies reveal double standards, fueling mistrust, instability, and unequal norms in global nuclear and strategic order.

UN and Russian warnings reveal Afghanistan remains a hub for terrorist networks, contradicting Taliban claims of stability.

AJK’s Climate Change Policy 2017 warns of severe risks, but weak implementation has left the region exposed to escalating climate disasters.

A drug epidemic is consuming Kashmiri youth, shattering families and exposing the absence of rehabilitation and hope.